Sitting · Plenary
Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Date
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Decisions
- 13 decisions: 13 passed
- Votes
- 125 votes · 60 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 12:43–13:10
- Amendments
- 34
- Previous sitting
- Tuesday 10 March 2026
- Next sitting
- Thursday 12 March 2026
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application Committee report by Birgit Sippel | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 458 for, 103 against, 63 abstained roll call | Votes32 |
| No.2 | Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Committee report by José Cepeda, Paulo Cunha | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 455 for, 101 against, 74 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.3 | EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism Committee report by Matthieu Valet | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 586 for, 21 against, 11 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.4 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium Committee report by Jean-Marc Germain | KindBudget | Passed | 562 for, 53 against, 19 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.5 | Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission Committee report by Sven Simon | KindResolutions | Adopted | 446 for, 100 against, 72 abstained roll call | Votes4 |
| No.6 | Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors Committee report by Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel | KindResolutions | Adopted | 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstained roll call | Votes6 |
| No.7 | European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 Committee report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen | KindResolutions | Adopted | 392 for, 219 against, 18 abstained roll call | Votes27 |
| No.8 | European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 Committee report by Nela Riehl | KindResolutions | Adopted | 404 for, 208 against, 20 abstained roll call | Votes32 |
| No.9 | EU enlargement strategy Committee report by Petras Auštrevičius | KindResolutions | Adopted | 385 for, 147 against, 98 abstained roll call | Votes4 |
| No.10 | Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty Committee report by Tobias Cremer | KindResolutions | Adopted | 482 for, 108 against, 42 abstained roll call | Votes12 |
| No.11 | Tackling barriers to the single market for defence Committee report by Tobias Cremer | KindResolutions | Adopted | 393 for, 169 against, 67 abstained roll call | Votes3 |
| No.12 | Flagship European defence projects of common interest Committee report by Lucia Annunziata | KindResolutions | Adopted | 448 for, 122 against, 38 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.13 | Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Committee report | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes1 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 12, adding text after recital 5 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 201 for, 413 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 32 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 18, adding text after recital 4 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 270 for, 325 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 45 % | Requested by ECR |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 10, adding text after recital 3 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 195 for, 424 against, 8 abstained Rejected | For 31 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 3 to Article 1 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 488 for, 92 against, 45 abstained Adopted | For 78 % | Requested by S&D |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 2, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 2 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 334 for, 251 against, 25 abstained Adopted | For 55 % | Requested by S&D, Patriots |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 2, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 1 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 469 for, 77 against, 70 abstained Adopted | For 76 % | Requested by S&D, Patriots |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 5, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 235 for, 203 against, 174 abstained Adopted | For 38 % | Requested by Greens |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Amendment 1, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Amendment | 540 for, 21 against, 60 abstained Adopted | For 87 % | Requested by S&D |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Proposal to reject the text Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application | Rejection | 172 for, 435 against, 14 abstained Rejected | For 28 % | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Final vote — text as a whole Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission | Final | 446 for, 100 against, 72 abstained Adopted | For 72 % |
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Day brief
A short account of the day, written by AI from the decisions and their summaries.
AI: The day in brief Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted positions on new laws, international agreements, and resolutions, covering AI governance, police cooperation, worker support, and institutional relations.
- Extension of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232: Parliament rejected the Commission's proposal to extend the regulation and called for its withdrawal, forwarding its position to the Council and Commission. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, and ECR backed this; Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Council of Europe AI Convention: Parliament gave its consent for the EU to conclude the first international legally binding treaty on AI, requiring respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP backed it; Patriots and ESN opposed; ECR mostly abstained.
- EU–Ecuador Europol agreement: Parliament consented to an agreement allowing Europol and Ecuadorian authorities to exchange personal data to combat serious crime and terrorism, with privacy safeguards. All groups backed it.
- Tupperware Belgium worker support: Parliament approved EU funding to help workers made redundant by Tupperware in Belgium, providing job-search help, training, and outplacement. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, and Patriots backed it; ESN opposed.
- Parliament–Commission framework agreement: Parliament approved a revised agreement with the Commission to strengthen democratic scrutiny and accountability, including commitments on equal treatment and timely information. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP backed it; Patriots and ESN opposed; ECR mostly abstained.
Connections
The part-session and what the day’s decisions touch.
Other sittings of the part-session
- Sitting Monday, 9 March 2026 Plenary sitting 9 Mar 2026
- Sitting Tuesday, 10 March 2026 Plenary sitting 10 Mar 2026
- Sitting Thursday, 12 March 2026 Plenary sitting 12 Mar 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Sitting of Wednesday 11 March 2026”. Sitting, 11 March 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-03-11?vpage=2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2026-03-11,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 11 March 2026}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-11},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-03-11?vpage=2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-03-11?vpage=2},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
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